This method is obsolete. See the Remarks section below.

Description

Use the Utilities.FileAge method to get the OS timestamp of the specified file. The function returns the date and time as an integer value. To convert it to a Variant value storing the date and time, use the FileDateToDateTime method.

Declaration

Utilities.FileAge(FileName)

FileName	[in]	Required	String
Result	Integer

Applies To

The method is applied to the following object:

Utilities

Parameters

The method has the following parameter:

FileName

Specifies the file whose OS timestamp you want to get.

Result Value

An integer value storing the OS timestamp of the specified file. If the specified file does not exist, the function returns -1.

Remarks

This method is obsolete. It is supported for backward compatibility only. To get the file’s timestamp, use the aqFile.GetLastWriteTime or aqFileInfo.DateLastModified method.

Utilities.FileAge Method